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Events in the year 2021 in Slovenia. The year was marked by the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.

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Events

Ongoing

January

  • January 15 - a ban on overtaking by heavy trucks in daytime comes in effect on the A1 motorway, the busiest road in the country.[1]

February

March

April

  • April 1–11 - COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia: to contain the latest increase in infections, the government imposes a partial lockdown, closing schools, banning sales of non-essential goods and services, most sport activities and collective religious events, and restricting travel across regional borders.[7]

May

June

July

Tadej Pogačar in a yellow jersey at the Tour de France 2021, Stage 16 (13 July)

August

  • August 11 - new road traffic rules come in effect, among those right turn on red in intersections with special road signs.[17]

September

  • September 15 - COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia:
    • the government enacts the "recovered-vaccinated-tested" rule for nearly all employees and customers in the country due to rising numbers of infections.[18]
    • protests against stricter anti-epidemic measures break out in Ljubljana with some 8000 participants, later escalating to violent riots which are suppressed by the Police.[19]

October

Deaths

Ljerka Belak

References

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  2. ^ "Vlada sprošča ukrepe glede gibanja in zbiranja ter športa in rekreacije, prav tako v šolah, trgovinah, na smučiščih ... Kdaj začnejo veljati sprostitve?" [The government eases restrictions on movement, gatherings, sports and recreation, as well as schools, shops, skiing grounds ... When does the easing come in effect?]. Večer (in Slovenian). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. ^ "Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa survives confidence vote". Euronews. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ^ "Slovenia's Lampič wins Cross-Country World Cup sprint globe". Slovenian Press Agency. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. ^ "Klinec wins gold in Oberstdorf". Radio SI. RTV Slovenija. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  6. ^ "Veliki kristalni globus za Niko Križnar!" [Large crystal globe for Nika Križnar!] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  7. ^ "Slovenia in lockdown from 1 April to 11 April 2021". Government of the Republic of Slovenia. 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  8. ^ "Simbolični začetek gradnje, skupina posameznikov vložila zahtevo za presojo ustavnosti investicije" [Symbolic start of construction, a group of citizens files a request for assessment of the investition's constitutionality] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  9. ^ "Kateri ukrepi bodo ostali v veljavi tudi po preklicu epidemije?" [Which measures will remain in place even after the epidemic is revoked?]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  10. ^ "Ljubljana Airport gets new passenger terminal". Slovenian Press Agency. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  11. ^ "EU chair Slovenia to stay on liberal course, president says". AP news. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  12. ^ Rus, Urška (2021-07-11). "Državljani odločno povozili Vizjakov zakon" [Citizens decisively sink Vizjak's act]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  13. ^ "Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins second straight Tour de France Access to the comments". EuroNews. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  14. ^ "Inštitut Jožef Stefan: V Sloveniji najverjetneje že prevladuje koronavirusna različica delta" [Jožef Stefan Institute: coronavirus delta variant is most likely already prevalent in Slovenia]. Radio Prvi (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  15. ^ "Tokyo Games most successful Summer Olympics for Slovenia yet". Slovenian Press Agency. 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  16. ^ "Izbrana Plečnikova dela v Ljubljani vpisana na Unescov seznam svetovne dediščine" [Selected Plečnik's works in Ljubljana inscribed on the Unesco's World Heritage list]. Dnevnik. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  17. ^ "V Mariboru pet križišč primernih za zavijanje v desno pri rdeči luči" [Five intersections in Maribor are suitable for right turn on red] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  18. ^ "Restrictions tightened under near-universal Covid pass mandate". Slovenian Press Agency. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  19. ^ "Police break up protest against Covid pass mandate". Slovenian Press Agency. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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  24. ^ "Former Ljubljana university chancellor Kocijančič dies". Slovenian Press Agency. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  25. ^ "Umrl nekdanji koprski škof Metod Pirih" [The former bishop of Koper Metod Pirih has died]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  26. ^ "Umrl akad. Miha Tišler". Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  27. ^ Prijatelj Videmšek, Maja (2021-04-25). "Umrla je Ljerka Belak". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  28. ^ "Umrl je flavtist Fedja Rupel, zaslužni profesor ljubljanske akademije za glasbo" [Fedja Rupel, honorary professor at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, has died] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  29. ^ "Umrl je Slavko Špan, udeleženec olimpijskih iger v Tokiu leta 1964" [Slavko Špan, participant of the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, has died]. Slovenska atletika (in Slovenian). Atletska zveza Slovenije. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  30. ^ Vidali, Petra (2021-06-27). "Umrl je pesnik Josip Osti" [Poet Josip Osti has died]. Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  31. ^ "Umrl je Bojan Globočnik, nekdanji smučarski skakalec". Ski Association of Slovenia. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  32. ^ "Lovro Šturm has died". RTV Slovenia. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-03.